session_write_close(); Ex: session_start(); $asdf = $_SESSION; //-- get all datas session_write_close(); //-- close session on Wednesday 17 May 2006 16:36, Mathijs wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 10:11, Mathijs wrote: > >> I Have an very strange problem. > >> > >> When i execute an very simple Ajax request to an PHP script wich just > >> print one line and i put an sleep(20) infront of it, it works perfectly > >> when i refresh the page. > >> > >> BUT.. > >> When i put session_start() at the top, i can't refresh the page anymore. > >> It won't refresh untill the server responed. > >> > >> When i remove the session_start(), i can refresh anytime i want. > >> > >> Is this a know problem? > >> Does someone knows an solution? > > > > PHP sessions use locking to avoid race conditions. So you sleep for 20 > > seconds keeps the lock for just as long, this has the effect of blocking > > all other scripts for the same session. To avoid this, grab the session > > data you need, and close the session as fast as possible. Additionally, > > it's probably a very bad idea to keep the web server waiting for 20 > > seconds for no good reason. Why not have your javascript do the waiting? > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > This whas just an test example i talked about. > irl, i have an script that does an search on the server for texts in files. > > This search goes through an ajax request. > The page that is requested uses $_SESSION. > Therefore i need session_start(). > > This search can take a while, and if i want to refresh the page, because > i want to have an other search or whatever, i just can't. > This because, for some reason, when session_start() gets called, it > locks the refreshing capeabileties of the browser. > > Also, you say to close the session, mabye a stupid question, but how???? > > If you need more info, just ask :).. > > Thx for the quick reply :). > > Kind Regards, -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
